Meaning
age
Chinese: 年龄。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ling” becomes a different word in each tone. 龄 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 年龄nián líng(a person's) age
- 高龄gāo língelderly
- 大龄dà língolder (than average in a group, at school, for marriage etc)
- 学龄xué língschool age
- 同龄tóng língof the same age
Example Sentence
这棵古树的年龄已经超过了一百岁。Zhè kē gǔ shù de nián líng yǐ jīng chāo guò le yì bǎi suì.This ancient tree is over a hundred years old.
这Zhèthis棵kēM for plants古gǔancient树shùtree的deof年龄nián líng(a person's) age已经yǐ jīngalready超过chāo guòto surpass了le(completed action)一yìone百bǎihundred岁suìyears old。